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- Lightning kills roughly 100 Americans each yearNOAA: Recommendations for Lightning Safety 2002
- In 1752 Benjamin Franklin performed his famous lightning experiment
- Average bolt of lightning measures roughly 1 Billion voltsKTVU: Lightning Stats
- On average there are 100 strikes of lighting on Earth every secondKTVU: Lightning Stats
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Lightning is electrical discharge that typically take place in dusty or stormy atmospheric conditions.
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Types of Lightning
- Cloud to Cloud: Charge transfer that takes place between different clouds or regions of the same cloud
- Dry: Any form of lightning that does not take place while precipitation is falling
- Cloud to Ground: Transfer of charge between the ground and clouds overhead
- Ball: Theoretical form of lightning that exists a spherical charged entity
- Sprite: plasma flashes that occur in the upper atmosphere, often accompanying positively charged lighting
- Blue Jet: Cone-shaped blue lightning that projects into the outer areas of the atmosphere
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Lightning Questions
Does anyone know if it's lightning outside whether you're safe in the bath? 2 AnswersThe general answer to this question is no. Electricity follows the path of least resistance. If you are wet, the resistance of a human body is cut in half. A... read more
Why is the presence of ice crystals in clouds necessary for lightning discharge? 1 Answer--quote-- Actually, that's just how lightning gets started. Miles above Earth in cumulonimbus clouds, tiny ice crystals are constantly bumping against larger i... read more
What do you think would happen if one connected a gigantic electromagnet to a lightning rod? 3 AnswersThe setup would consist of a copper cable connected to (and as thick as) the lightning rod, then coiled around the iron cylinder, then grounded. However, the i... read more
Anybody using either Scalix or Zimbra as an Exchange alternative, syncing with Thunderbird and Lightning, and Windows Mobile? 1 AnswerI'm using Zimbra as an exchange alternative, but not with Thunderbird and Lightning. However, I can provide you with some info regarding Zimbra. I use the Zimbr... read more
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Hey /r/gaming, I'm on a Mac laptop and really want to play a good video game... suggestion...
[...] series (1 and 2). I also mentioned BioShock before - good FPS with some RPG elements and great graphics. (Also, you get to shoot lightning out of your hand, which is always a plus in my book.) I mentioned the Diablo clone Torchlight before, and it's fun [...]bluefireglow | http://www.reddit.com/ Original | Permalink (November 23, 2009 05:58 AM) -
Sleep Sweet
[...] a good night, I AM OUT. I was recently with my friends staying at the ocean in a rented house and we had a full-on lightning and thunder storm. A really CLOSE one. Apparently a clap of thunder hit so close to our house that it woke everyone up, they all [...]Mindy@thesuburbanlife | http://youthinkyoucanblog.wordpress.com/ Original | Permalink (November 23, 2009 05:35 AM) -
Blue-sky marketing is all that is left to sell
[...] version might also be built.While development of an unmanned Lightning was possible, it was likely the Lightning could take with it on operations unmanned fighter jets that the Lightning's pilot would control and send into dangerous situations. [...]SpazSinbad | http://ericpalmer.wordpress.com/ Original | Permalink (November 23, 2009 05:29 AM) -
Midwest megameteor makes media madness
[...] happened as well. Sky turned blue, and then red. It was quite cloudy, so didn’t see the meteor. First thought it was lightning, but when I thought about it seemed obvious that it wasn’t. This is down in South Africa. Here’s a article: [...]Mandarb | http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy Original | Permalink (November 23, 2009 04:38 AM)
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I fly to China and back almost every year, I've encountered some crazy turbulence and drops, but never lightning. ohh GOD. oh my. sjksjks
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JFC MY SOUL DEPARTS FROM MY BODY DURING TURBULENCE. I can't even imagine if lightning really did strike the plane.
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caught a lightweight lightning seed.
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Everyone think amazing happy thoughts all at once for @TylerShields the plane he's on just got struck by lightning!!
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